Experience a relaxing sea change in a quiet court at Blairgowrie, a mere 200m from the bay beach, Blairgowrie shops and cafes. Regenerate those tired batteries at this idyllic beach haven less than 1.5 hours drive from the Melbourne CBD. A perfect all year round holiday destination with heaps of local attractions for the whole family to enjoy, such as horse riding, golf, trains, ferry, cinema, drive-in, fishing, hot springs, wineries, historic homes, animal farms and a fantastic safe beach for kids. SCHOOLIES ACCEPTED FOR NOVEMBER-DECEMBER, SUBJECT TO A MINIMUM OF 7 NIGHTS AT $500 PER NIGHT, $100 CLEANING FEE AND A BOND OF $1,000 (full details available upon request).
This non-smoking three bedroom fully carpeted single storey brick home has a carport under the main roof . A mere 2 minute dawdle to the bay beach and the Blairgowrie shops, the house includes:-
* fully equipped modern kitchen with electric bench top hotplates, separate oven/griller, dishwasher, microwave and breakfast bar with three stools
* adjacent dining room with dining room table and 8 chairs. Kitchen, dining and family or TV area are all in an L shaped room. The family room includes a TV, DVD/CD and reverse cycle air conditioner [for both summer cooling and winter heating]
* games room with billiard/table tennis table and electric heater
* three bedrooms, sleeps ten. Blankets, pillows and linen included [and electric blankets and bed lights provided to most beds]. The TV bedroom with a TV and en-suite sleeps two in a double bed, the main bedroom sleeps four (double bed and bunk bed), while the third bedroom can sleep four in two bunks. Fans for all bedrooms.
* modern fully tiled bathroom with corner spa (shower over) and vanity unit
* two toilets
* other conveniences such as washing machine, clothes dryer, iron, folding cot, high chair, vacuum cleaner, carport and the fully fenced and enclosed backyard has a paved and covered patio, stainless steel 4-burner gas barbecue and outdoor setting, seating eight.
The house is at the end of a court and teenagers and youngsters often play in the
street, as there is no passing traffic.
THINGS TO DO- there are plenty of things to do in Blairgowrie and elsewhere on the Mornington Peninsula, some of which are shown below.
ANTIQUES
Moorooduc - Bottom Draw Antique Centre, Mornington-Tyabb Road, Melway 146J6 (more than 20 dealers)
Sorrento - Marlene Miller Antiques, 120 Ocean Beach Road, Melway 156K9, open daily
Tyabb - Tyabb Packing House Antiques, Opp Tyabb Railway Station, Melway 148 H10, (Australia’s largest antique centre with more than 40 dealers under one roof), Thurs-Sun and holidays.
ARTS & CRAFTS
Blairgowrie - Aspects Gallery, 2843 Nepean Highway, Melway 167F1
Dromana - White Hill Gallery, White Hill Road, Melway 160G8
Dromana - OpalUs Gemworks, 289 Nepean Highway,Melway 159H6
Red Hill - Art Shed Gallery, 138 Arthurs Seat Road, Melway 190B2
Red Hill - Marion Rosetzky Gallery, 650 White Hill Road, Melway 160J11
Red Hill South - Red Hill Gallery, 141 Red Hill Road, Melway 191D5
Rosebud - Gordon Studio Glassblowers, 1591 Point Nepean Road, Melway 169K1
Sorrento - Antipodes Book Shop & Gallery, 138 Ocean Beach Road, Melway 157A8
BIRD SANCTUARY
Pearcedale - Moonlit Sanctuary, 550 Tyabb-Tooradin Road, Melway 141B9 (day and evening tours)
Somers - Coolart Wetlands and Homestead, Lord Somers Road, Melway 193H8 (15 Hectares of wetlands, bird hides and mansion)
CINEMAS
Dromana - Dromana Drive-in, Melway 160E5.
Rosebud - 30 Rosebud Parade, Melway 158E12 (six screens)
Sorrento - Athenaeum, 36 Ocean Beach Road, Melway 157A8 (three screens)
DOLPHINS
Sorrento - Dolphin Watch, Sorrento Pier, Melway 157C6
Sorrento - Moonraker Seal and Dolphin Swims, Sorrento Pier, Melway 157C6
Sorrento – Polperro Dolphin Swims, Sorrento Pier, Melway 157C6
EATING OUT
Main Ridge - Sunny Ridge Strawberry Farm, Cnr Flinders & Shands Roads, Melway 255D1 (open all year round, U-Pick Nov-Apr)
Portsea - Portsea Hotel, Point Nepean Road, Melway 156F2
Red Hill - Red Hill Cheese, 81 William Road, Melway 190C4 Noon-5pm weekends
Rye - Rye Hotel, 2415 Point Nepean Road, Melway 168F4
Sorrento - Buckley’s Chance, 174 Ocean Beach Road, Melway 156K9
Sorrento - Sorrento Hotel, 5 Hotham Road, Melway 157B7
FARMS
Balnarring - Rain Hayne & Shine, 490 Stumpy Gully Road, Melway 163 E5, o pen daily (feed farm animals)
Main Ridge - Sunny Ridge Strawberry Farm, Mornington-Flinders Road and Shands Road, Melway 190E12, 9am-5pm daily November-April, 11am-4pm weekends May-October
Merricks North - Muranna Herbs, 52 Tubbarubba Road, Melway 162D2
Tuerong - Nedlands Lavender Farm, 500 Old Moorooduc Road, Melway 152 B4,
FERRY
Sorrento - Queenscliff-Sorrento Car and Passenger Ferry, Melway 157C7
Sorrento - Queenscliff-Sorrento Passenger Ferry, Melway 157C7
FISHING
Blairgowrie - Bayfish Charters
Rosebud - Rosebud Boat Hire, Point Nepean Road [opposite No.773], Melway 158G11
Rosebud - Beachcomber Boat Hire, Point Nepean Road [opposite Percival Street] Melway 169J2
Rye - Jillian Fishing Trips, Rye Pier (No fish, no pay), Melway 168F3
Sorrento - ProLine Charters, Sorrento Pier, Melway 191B7
Sorrento - Rip Charters, Sorrento Pier, Melway 157C7
Tootgarook - Calypso Fishing Charters, 2 Romney Avenue (operate out of McCrae), Melway 169B4
GOLF CLUBS
Portsea - Portsea Golf Club, Relph Avenue, Melway 156D2
Rosebud - Eagle Ridge Golf Course, Browns Road, Melway169G12
Rosebud - Rosebud Country Club, 207 Boneo Road, Melway 170B6
Rosebud - Rosebud Park Public, Elizabeth Drive, Melway 170K5
Rye - The Dunes, Browns Road, Melway 168G11
Rye - Moonah Links, Truemans Road, Melway 252E2
Sorrento - Sorrento Golf Club, Langford Road, Melway 157A5
HERITAGE AND HISTORIC HOMES
McCrae - McCrae Homestead, 11 Beverley Road, Melway 158K10 (National Trust)
Somers - Lord Somers Road, Coolart, Melway 193H8 (15 hectares of wetlands, bird hides and mansion)
HORSE RIDING
Arthurs Seat - Arthurs Seat Riding Stables, Purves Road, Melway 171G8
Cape Schanck, Ace Hi Ranch, Boneo Road, Melway 253A9 (Wildlife park, animal nursery, military vehicle collection)
Rye - Gunnamatta Equestrian Centre, Cnr Sandy Road & Truemans Road, Melway 252E5, 8am-6pm daily
LIGHTHOUSE
Cape Schanck Lightstation, Cape Schanck Road, Melway 258B10, 10am-4.30pm daily
MARINE AQUARIUM
Sorrento - Marine Aquarium, 2 St Aubans Way, Melway 157A6
MARKETS (WEEKEND CRAFT)
Boneo - Boneo Market, Boneo Road, Melway 252 K3, 3rd Sat of month, 8am-1pm
Dromana - Dromana Drive-In, Melway 160E5, Sundays, 7am-1pm.
Red Hill - Melway 190J3, 8am-1pm, 1st Sat of month , Sept-May
Rosebud - Rosebud Primary School, Cnr Point Nepean Road and Jetty Road, Melway 170F12, 2nd Sat of month 8am-1pm
Sorrento - Sorrento Primary School, Coppin Road, Melway 157 B8, 8am-1pm 4th Sat of month
MASSAGE AND SPA
Red Hill - Endota Spa, 142 Arthurs Seat Road, Melway 190K4
Rye - Peninsula Hot Springs, Springs Lane [formerly Devonport Drive], Melway 252A2
MAZE
Arthurs Seat - Arthurs Seat Maze, Purves Road, Melway 159E12
Boneo Maze - Fingal, 695 Limestone Road, Melway 253B9
Shoreham - Ashcombe Maze and Watergardens, Red Hill-Shoreham Road, Melway 256E4
MINI GOLF
Rosebud - Top Fun Golf and Arcade Games, 123 Point Nepean Road, Melway 170C1
MOTORCYCLE RIDES
Andy’s Harley Rides
MUSEUMS
Cape Schanck - Armoured Military Vehicles Collection, 810 Boneo Road, Melway 253A9
Cape Schanck - Cape Schanck Lighthouse and Museum, Cape Schanck Road, Melway 257F10
Portsea - Quarantine Station Museum, Melway 167C9
RAILWAY
Mornington - Mornington Railway, Melway 105K9, 1st & 3rd Sundays of month
SAILING
Blairgowrie - Beachcomber & Catamaran Hire, 49 Adelaide Street, Melway 167H4
Sorrento - Sail Sorrento, 45 Central Avenue, Blairgowrie, Melway 167E1
SCUBA DIVING
Blairgowrie - Bayplay Lodge and Adventure Centre, 46 Canterbury Road, Melway 167J3 (SCUBA diving and snorkelling tours)
WILDLIFE PARK
Cape Schanck - Ace Hi Wildlife Park, 810 Boneo Road, Melway 253A9
WINERIES
There are almost 50 wineries on the Mornington Peninsula -- contact the Mornington Peninsula Vignerons Association , 137 Shoreham Rd, Red Hill South, Melway 191A7. Wineries vary – they may be open every day or weekends only, and may serve lunch and dinner on weekends (perhaps daily in January). Some of the better known ones include:
Dromana - Dromana Estate, 25 Harrisons Road, Melway 160K6
Dromana - Hickinbotham, 194 Mornington-Flinders Road [formerly Nepean Highway], Melway 160K2
Moorooduc - Moorooduc Estate, 501 Derril Road, Melway 152H1
Red Hill South - Red Hill Estate, 53 Shoreham Road, Melway 198K12 (includes Max’s Restaurant)